Ecclesiastes 1:12
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
KJV
Ego Ecclesiastes fui rex Israël in Jerusalem ;
Vulgate
Ἐγὼ Ἐκκλησιαστὴς ἐγενόμην βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ·
LXX
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
ASV
אֲנִ֣י קֹהֶ֗לֶת הָיִ֥יתִי מֶ֛לֶךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קֹהֶ֔לֶת
qhlt
noun · 7×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Tim 2:7 — Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
- 2Chr 17:7 — Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
- Eccl 1:1 — The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- Eccl 1:1 — The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.